The Legend of the Great Saint: Start from the Sign-in at Mount Tai

Chapter 477 The Dao Heart Cracks from the Strike

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Time flies by like a flood.

It seemed like only yesterday that Lu Zhou and his group entered the twelfth day of their trial on Fallen Saint Island.

As soon as the time came, a bell rang out precisely throughout the entire Fallen Saint Island, notifying the surviving trial participants that it was time to leave the island immediately, or they would be sealed inside.

Before long, the soldiers and their commanders who had been waiting outside the trial area saw figures emerging from the exits of the trial area.

Some of them looked radiant, as if they had undergone a transformation that would give them a new lease on life.

Some people looked quite disheveled, listless, and injured.

Clearly, those spirited trial participants must have gained a great deal from this trial.

As if they had planned it together, everyone outside the trial area was paying close attention to the situation in the first, thirty-sixth, and forty-ninth districts.

The reasons are self-evident.

"They're out! They're out!"

"Someone from Zone One is coming out soon."

I don't know if it's him.

Finally, someone sensed movement coming from the exit of Zone 1.

Everyone's expression froze, and they all looked towards the exit of the first area.

However, they did not see the figure they were thinking of.

"Not him"

This "he" refers, of course, to the powerful immortal Lu Zhou.

Seeing that it wasn't Ba Xian who came out, the people outside the trial area weren't disappointed.

After all, many of those who come here for trials have the ability to break through barriers and cross realms.

I dare not say much, but they could certainly traverse an area to the left or right and exit from another area entrance.

This goes without saying that even the most powerful immortal could make the guide of the first level break the rules of the switch.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask what the situation is like in the first district?"

"Could you tell us about it?"

Unable to contain their curiosity, some people surrounded the people who came out of the first exit.

The man glanced at the crowd that was gathering around him.

He understood immediately, and then said with a wry smile.

"You want to ask about Ba Xian, right?"

"So that all fellow Daoists may know, one of the reasons I chose to enter the first area for the trial was that I wanted to follow along and see how the Overlord Immortal's trial went, and whether he would, as he said, cross over to other areas."

"At first, everything went very smoothly!"

"I was trailing far behind him, and guess what?"

Before anyone around him could speak, he continued.

"After entering the trial area, he didn't seem like someone who was there for a trial at all."

"As many people have said recently, I feel that he came here for tourism. Even if he didn't enjoy the scenery along the way, that's pretty much it."

"Aside from these, I don't know his combat strength. I've never seen him make a move."

"But there's no doubt that his Holy Spirit Dragon mount is incredibly powerful!"

“There are many ferocious beasts in the trial area. I saw from afar that any ferocious beast that blocked his way and attacked him was completely swept away by the Holy Spirit Dragon under his feet!”

"Among them are quite a few sacred beasts!"

"Later, I couldn't keep up with him anymore, and even after I left the trial area today, I haven't seen him again in the first area."

"It seems that, as he said, he broke through the boundary barrier and crossed into other regions."

This person's guess was quickly confirmed.

As time went by, more and more trial participants left the trial area from other regions.

One of the trial participants who safely exited the Ninth District spoke up to the crowd.

“When I was undergoing trials in the Ninth District, I saw him and his mount from afar. They were covered in a bunch of shackles and stopped in front of a cliff with a strong Taoist aura.”

"He seemed to have gleaned some insight from that cliff."

Before he could finish speaking, several figures emerged from the 35th, 36th, 37th, 48th, and 49th districts in a short period of time.

Those waiting outside were all taken aback.

They all looked at those people.

They all knew that those who chose to enter these areas for trials had, to some extent, the desire to watch the drama unfold.

There's no need to wait for the person outside to ask further questions.

I could tell from the way they were looking at me and their expressions.

Those who had just left these areas immediately understood, and some scenes that were deeply imprinted in their memories suddenly surged back into their hearts.

This made the expressions on their faces instantly incredibly interesting.

He is very strong.

I would call him a pervert.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that someone in the same realm could be so ridiculously strong."

"Yes, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that someone in the same realm could have such a powerful combat ability."

"I am quite proud of myself. I believe that even if I am not invincible in the same realm, I can still be considered a seeded player on this path."

"After meeting him, I realized what kind of seed I am."

These words came from the mouths of the two people who had safely exited District 49.

One of them was a semi-saint, and the other was a saint who had recently become a saint.

At this moment, their expressions were extremely desolate. Even after more than ten days of adjustment, when they recalled the battle they witnessed on their first day entering District 49, their spirits were still high.

They still couldn't accept it, couldn't believe it, how could someone be so abnormally powerful in the same environment!

At this moment, the words they uttered, and the expressions of desolation and horror on their faces, were all evident.

This undoubtedly piqued the curiosity of many people present even more.

Someone hurriedly asked what they had seen.
What exactly is going on?
Before long, everyone present learned everything they wanted to know from them.

According to the two men, they saw the group of provocateurs besieging Kane shortly after entering District 49.

To be fair, the group of provocateurs who besieged Kane were also quite formidable, possessing the strength to easily kill an Ancient Saint.

As a result, when they faced Kane, they were just like a bunch of children, utterly weak and vulnerable.

Even though they were both saints and outnumbered each other, none of the provocateurs could withstand a single shot from Kane.

"I saw the man called Kane thrust out his spear, impaling a saint of equal realm to him in mid-air. The man screamed in agony, his holy blood splattering and collapsing the forest. In the blink of an eye, Kane decapitated him and annihilated his soul."

"I also saw that the Qilin beast beneath him, with just one roar, obliterated another saint who had unleashed a forbidden artifact and was attacking them. The remaining challengers who were attacking them were also seriously injured by that roar."

"It was a completely one-sided massacre."

"Blood rained down and bones filled the sky, paving the way for Kane and his men to ascend the throne."

"I saw some people terrified, their Dao hearts shattered, filled with remorse, repeatedly begging Kane for mercy, hoping he would spare their lives."

"But in the end, they were met with a single shot that pierced their skulls!"

"The only words Kane uttered during this great battle still echo in my ears, even as they died with their eyes wide open in disbelief."

"Little Peng King warned you not to provoke us, why didn't you listen to his advice?"

"Do you know how to beg for mercy now?"

"What did you do early?"

"It's too late. If we were in your shoes, would you spare my life?"

"If there is a next life, remember to heed our advice and learn from us to be humble and avoid provoking those you shouldn't."

They repeated Kane's words to everyone verbatim.

After that, the young saint at the seed level spoke with a forlorn expression.

Can you believe it?

"The entire battle, from beginning to end, lasted only half an hour."

After they finished speaking, there was a long silence in the room.

Some people simply couldn't believe that Kane was this strong.

Many people noticed that there were as many as twenty people who had initially harbored hostility and relentlessly pursued Kane into District 49.

While most of them were only half-saints, there were also four seeded players who had already become saints.

In addition to the mounts they tamed, they had a combined force of over thirty formidable warriors.

As I said before, with such combat power gathered together and joining forces, even an ancient saint could be easily killed by this group.

But now?

That's exactly the case.

Kane, alone on horseback with only a spear, killed the entire group of humans and beasts who had come to kill him in less than half an hour.

"No wonder. No wonder you all look like that."

"No wonder you guys called him a pervert before."

It took a long time before anyone seemed to accept the result and recover from the shock.

They had no choice but to accept it.

Because until now, the bell rings to notify all surviving trial participants to leave the trial area.

The sound has been ringing for so long. Although every now and then, some trial participants still exit from the various trial exits.

However, none of those provocateurs who entered District 49 back then have ever left the trial area.

This undoubtedly corroborates, to some extent, the statements made by the two individuals earlier.

Some people's gazes once again fell on the few survivors who had withdrawn from District 36.

Immediately, the group exchanged glances, and then one of them spoke.

"The battle I witnessed wasn't as intense as what happened in the 49th District!"

"But it's not much different!"

"The one known as the Golden-Winged Roc King also swept through the enemy ranks, like a celestial demon descending to earth, regardless of the ferocious beasts entrenched in the thirty-sixth district or the few provocateurs who surrounded and attacked him."

"The whole scene gave me the feeling that the Golden-Winged Roc King was chopping melons and vegetables as easily as if he were doing it!"

"Only that seed-level challenger who had already become a saint showed some resistance when faced with the Golden-Winged Roc King's counterattack!"

"Even so, after more than a hundred rounds, he died under the Heavenly Demon Slaughtering Saint Technique, unleashed by the Golden-Winged Little Roc King with a roar!"

"His head was shattered by the Golden-Winged Roc King!"

"In that instant, even from a great distance, I felt as if I had truly witnessed a terrifying celestial demon descending upon the mortal realm, yet my master remained steadfast in his worldly affairs."

"They are a bunch of psychopaths."

As he spoke, the faces of that man and those who had left District 36 with him were just like those who had left District 49 earlier.

They all carried a hint of sadness and loneliness.

Clearly, after witnessing the combat prowess displayed by the Golden-Winged Roc King and Kane, they were all dealt a significant blow.

Some people's resolve has become unstable due to this blow.

At this point, some other people also spoke up.

They were some surviving trial participants from the neighboring Thirty-Sixth and Forty-Ninth Districts.

Some of them claimed that they did not witness or feel the great battle taking place in Districts 36 and 49.

However, they happened to encounter Kane or the Golden-Winged Roc King riding their mounts across their area.

The furthest away, even trial participants in the 24th district, seemed to have seen the figures of the Golden-Winged Roc King and Kane.

This situation immediately caused some people present to gape in shock once again.

Someone looked up at the sky and smiled bitterly.

"I understand now, I finally get it!"

"Now I understand why some people bestowed upon him the title of 'Overlord Immortal'!"

"Now I understand why he dared to accept this honorific title so readily!"

"No wonder the guide of the First City would break the rules for him and personally go out of the city to lead him in. From this glimpse, one can see the whole picture. It seems he truly has enough strength to warrant such a gesture from the guide."

Upon hearing this, some people nodded subconsciously.

Someone else sighed, speaking as if to themselves or in a murmur.

"Even Kane and the Golden-Winged Roc King are this monstrous, yet they are still merely followers of the Overlord Immortal, blindly following his lead."

"I can't even imagine just how strong Ba Xian has become?"

"I can almost see a young emperor undergoing the trial alongside me!"

"Perhaps we are not even qualified to be a stepping stone on his path to becoming emperor. We can only look up at him from behind and witness him ascend to the ultimate imperial pass."

His words seemed to resonate with some people.

Many more people had a look of desolation on their faces.

"Unfortunately, this time I still didn't get to see him in action, and I couldn't see just how strong he really is."

"It's really laughable. Ever since his name as the Overlord Immortal spread, countless people have wanted to know just how capable he really is, and have regarded him as a potential major rival on their path to becoming an emperor!"

"But the result is that he doesn't even need to lift a finger; his followers have already shielded him from all the flies that were trying to bother him."

"We can't even get past his followers, so how can we consider him a formidable enemy on our path to becoming emperor?"

"Hahaha"

Someone suddenly burst into laughter.

The laughter was desolate.

His once dashing figure seemed to have become somewhat hunched over in that instant.

He clearly looked devastated.

Looking at him, someone seemed to vaguely hear a 'thud'!
That sounded like someone's heart breaking.

His Dao heart was shattered by the blow!
The air seemed to become oppressive, and more and more people fell silent. Many people seemed to have suddenly had all their energy drained away.

Time is passing, and there are still some people who, every now and then, exit from the various trial exits.

Those who withdrew immediately noticed that something seemed amiss in the atmosphere.

Soon after, when they heard from some people about the things that had been discussed there, some of them immediately followed in the footsteps of those who had suffered a major blow.

Meanwhile, the people who left one after another also brought some scattered information about Lu Zhou and his group to those waiting outside the trial grounds.

Some say they also saw Ba Xian's figure in their trial area.

Another cultivator who entered the 45th District for trials said with absolute certainty that she had encountered a powerful immortal in the 45th District whose entire body was covered with inter-domain shackles.

This was a very beautiful woman with a graceful figure, snow-white skin, full breasts, and a slender waist that could be encircled with one hand.

Although she couldn't compare to women like Yan Ruyu, she was still one of the most outstanding fairies among the trial participants.

Everyone heard her say that.

"I feel like those shackles, each weighing over a million pounds, don't even exist for Ba Xian!"

"I can't even imagine just how powerful his physical body is?"

As she spoke, her eyes sparkled, clearly showing her considerable fondness for Ba Xian.

After she finished speaking, everyone listened to her continue.

When she happened to meet Ba Xian, she even had a brief conversation with him.

The feeling she got from Ba Xian was that he was very approachable, very polite, and full of gentlemanly elegance, like a celestial being who had stepped out of a painting.

As long as one is not hostile towards Ba Xian, Ba Xian is not as arrogant, domineering, or tyrannical as some people imagine.

She said that because she provided Ba Xian with information about the secret location of the 45th district, after Ba Xian confirmed it, he gave her a protective artifact as a thank you gift!

As she said this, a divine light flickered in her raised palm as she smiled.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a lotus-shaped sacred artifact soon appeared in her palm.

The next instant, the lotus platform emanated holy power, suddenly grew larger, and floated above her head, cascading down streams of starlight that protected her entirely.

The soldier commander's eyes flickered. He was only one step away from breaking through to the Saint King realm, and his insight was quite remarkable.

He could sense the power of this lotus platform; it was probably not just for protection, but also possessed considerable offensive capabilities.

It is a powerful sacred artifact that combines both offense and defense.

He was curious about what kind of information the woman had given to Ba Xian, and what Ba Xian had gained from the information she provided.
This is why the Overlord Immortal actually took out such a precious sacred artifact as a thank-you gift and presented it to the woman.

'Thinking back, the gains for the Overlord Immortal must far exceed the value of this sacred artifact!'

As the commander thought this, he also marveled at the magnanimity of the Overlord Immortal's actions.

There were many others in the audience who shared his thoughts.

Now, with all the information provided by the trial participants, everyone present has a clearer understanding of Lu Zhou and his group.

Everyone could imagine that when they returned to the First City, it wouldn't be long before the name of the Overlord Immortal would once again resound throughout the First City.

No.
They were certain that this would cause an even greater uproar about the Overlord Immortal in the First City and even in the subsequent city gates.

With these thoughts in mind, everyone's gaze once again turned intently to the exits of the various trial areas.

Why haven't they come out yet?

"Could something have happened?"

This statement seems to have no problem at all.

But if you add the tone and expression of the person who said those words...

It's quite obvious that he was implying that Lu Zhou and his group would never be able to leave the trial area.

Jealousy can easily cause the body's walls to separate.

Among those present, there were quite a few who likely encountered accidents or even died in the trial area, like Lu Zhou and his companions.

As soon as the man finished speaking, he was met with a rebuttal from the woman who had previously claimed to have had some interaction with Ba Xian.

"Use your brains! Even we managed to pass the trial safely, so how could this mere trial area possibly leave Ba Xian and the others alive!"

She seems to be gradually evolving into a devoted fan of the immortal.

I wonder what exactly happened between her and Lu Zhou in District 45.

Seeing how eagerly she defended Ba Xian, some people suspected that things were not as simple as she had previously said.

Suddenly, there was movement again at the exit of District 49.

It sounded like a massive army was setting off, its roar deafening and earth-shaking.

Everyone stared intently at District 49.

"Is it them?"

The answer to this question was soon found.

It was Lu Zhou and his companions who, riding their mounts, charged through the area and out of District 49.

Seeing this, some people breathed a sigh of relief.

Some people harbored resentment and, in their hearts, angrily questioned the heavens why they weren't allowed to die in the trial area.

(End of this chapter)